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Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Montana

2023 Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Montana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$6,849 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,937 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate School for You

Educational Administration is the #26 most popular major in Montana with 96 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools in Montana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Montana to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for education admin students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Montana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Educational Administration

Our analysis found Montana State University to be the best value school for educational administration students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Montana. MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $6,805 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MSU Bozeman is ranked #1 for overall quality for education admin in Montana.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Montana is a great value for educational administration students working on their graduate certificate. UM is a large public school located in the city of Missoula.

UM graduate students pay an average of $6,892 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UM is ranked #2 for overall quality for education admin in Montana.

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Best Value Educational Administration Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Educational Administration Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 758
Utah 669
Idaho 149
Wyoming 34

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Shai-WMIL.

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